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Trump Denies Thousands of Air Traffic Controllers $10K Bonus (www.thedailybeast.com)

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Donald Trump has snubbed thousands of air traffic controllers and technicians who kept the skies safe during the longest government shutdown in history, union officials told Axios.

Only 776, or seven percent, of the roughly 11,000 air traffic controllers and technicians who worked through the 43-day government shutdown will get a $10,000 bonus.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy described the “perfect attendance” bonus on X as a Santa moment, apparently ignoring that most workers were gift-less.

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[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 49 points 5 days ago (6 children)

Just quit, let the system fail.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 21 points 5 days ago (5 children)

That's exactly what this admin wants. So they can swoop in with their private companies and enshittify everything while they rake in more cash. All in the name of "small government".

Either way, the rich will be fine, and the rest of us will be left with nothing.

[–] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Private jets will get safety and security in the sky while you'll have to pay more for a secure flight on a full price flight company or you can risk yourself and your family on a budget flight company that may or may not be paying private air traffic control companies for safe Air traffic zones.

[–] GorGor@startrek.website 3 points 4 days ago

More likely the air traffic control gives priority takeoff and landing to the highest bidder. Crashes are not in the airplane owners' interest, there are better ways to make money.

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